World Cup Archive

2018

World Cup 2018

Thu Jun 14 - Sun Jul 15 2018 (31d)

HostRussia

Champion

🇫🇷

France

Champion

Final4-2

Runner-up🇭🇷Croatia

Matches

64

Goals

169

Goals / Match

2.64

Draws

9

Extra Time

5

Penalty Shootouts

4

Goal Rate Trend

1930–2026

Goals per match

3.89

1930

4.12

1934

4.67

1938

4.00

1950

5.38

1954

3.60

1958

2.78

1962

2.78

1966

2.97

1970

2.55

1974

2.68

1978

2.81

1982

2.54

1986

2.21

1990

2.71

1994

2.67

1998

2.52

2002

2.30

2006

2.27

2010

2.67

2014

2.64

2018

2.69

2022

2026

Where this edition sits across goals-per-match history.

Group Stage

Local time

48 Matches · 2.54 per matchQualifying spots

Group A

3 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Uruguay	3	3	0	0	5	9
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	4	6
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	-5	3
4	Egypt	3	0	0	3	-4	0

M01Thu Jun 1418:00Russia5-0Saudi Arabia M02Fri Jun 1517:00Egypt0-1Uruguay M03Tue Jun 1921:00Russia3-1Egypt M04Wed Jun 2018:00Uruguay1-0Saudi Arabia M05Mon Jun 2517:00Saudi Arabia2-1Egypt M06Mon Jun 2518:00Uruguay3-0Russia

Group B

3 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	1	2	0	1	5
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	1	5
3	Iran	3	1	1	1	0	4
4	Morocco	3	0	1	2	-2	1

M07Fri Jun 1518:00Morocco0-1Iran M08Fri Jun 1521:00Portugal3-3Spain M09Wed Jun 2015:00Portugal1-0Morocco M10Wed Jun 2021:00Iran0-1Spain M11Mon Jun 2521:00Iran1-1Portugal M12Mon Jun 2520:00Spain2-2Morocco

Group C

3 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	France	3	2	1	0	2	7
2	Denmark	3	1	2	0	1	5
3	Peru	3	1	0	2	0	3
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	-3	1

M13Sat Jun 1613:00France2-1Australia M14Sat Jun 1619:00Peru0-1Denmark M15Thu Jun 2116:00Denmark1-1Australia M16Thu Jun 2120:00France1-0Peru M17Tue Jun 2617:00Denmark0-0France M18Tue Jun 2617:00Australia0-2Peru

Group D

3 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	6	9
2	Argentina	3	1	1	1	-2	4
3	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4	Iceland	3	0	1	2	-3	1

M19Sat Jun 1616:00Argentina1-1Iceland M20Sat Jun 1621:00Croatia2-0Nigeria M21Thu Jun 2121:00Argentina0-3Croatia M22Fri Jun 2218:00Nigeria2-0Iceland M23Tue Jun 2621:00Nigeria1-2Argentina M24Tue Jun 2621:00Iceland1-2Croatia

Group E

3 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	4	7
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	1	5
3	Serbia	3	1	0	2	-2	3
4	Costa Rica	3	0	1	2	-3	1

M25Sun Jun 1716:00Costa Rica0-1Serbia M26Sun Jun 1721:00Brazil1-1Switzerland M27Fri Jun 2215:00Brazil2-0Costa Rica M28Fri Jun 2220:00Serbia1-2Switzerland M29Wed Jun 2721:00Switzerland2-2Costa Rica M30Wed Jun 2721:00Serbia0-2Brazil

Group F

3 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	3	2	0	1	3	6
2	Mexico	3	2	0	1	-1	6
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	0	3
4	Germany	3	1	0	2	-2	3

M31Sun Jun 1718:00Germany0-1Mexico M32Mon Jun 1815:00Sweden1-0South Korea M33Sat Jun 2318:00South Korea1-2Mexico M34Sat Jun 2321:00Germany2-1Sweden M35Wed Jun 2719:00Mexico0-3Sweden M36Wed Jun 2717:00South Korea2-0Germany

Group G

3 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	3	3	0	0	7	9
2	England	3	2	0	1	5	6
3	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	-3	3
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	-9	0

M37Mon Jun 1818:00Belgium3-0Panama M38Mon Jun 1821:00Tunisia1-2England M39Sat Jun 2315:00Belgium5-2Tunisia M40Sun Jun 2415:00England6-1Panama M41Thu Jun 2820:00England0-1Belgium M42Thu Jun 2821:00Panama1-2Tunisia

Group H

3 pts/win

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Colombia	3	2	0	1	3	6
2	Japan	3	1	1	1	0	4
3	Senegal	3	1	1	1	0	4
4	Poland	3	1	0	2	-3	3

M43Tue Jun 1915:00Colombia1-2Japan M44Tue Jun 1918:00Poland1-2Senegal M45Sun Jun 2420:00Japan2-2Senegal M46Sun Jun 2421:00Poland0-3Colombia M47Thu Jun 2817:00Japan0-1Poland M48Thu Jun 2818:00Senegal0-1Colombia

Knockout Stage

Local time

16 Matches · 2.94 per match

Round of 16

8

M49Sat Jun 30 17:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M50Sat Jun 30 21:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M51Sun Jul 1 17:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M52Sun Jul 1 21:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M53Mon Jul 2 18:00 UTC+4 · Local time

M54Mon Jul 2 21:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M55Tue Jul 3 17:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M56Tue Jul 3 21:00 UTC+3 · Local time

Quarter-final

4

M57Fri Jul 6 17:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M58Fri Jul 6 21:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M59Sat Jul 7 18:00 UTC+4 · Local time

M60Sat Jul 7 21:00 UTC+3 · Local time

Semi-final

2

M61Tue Jul 10 21:00 UTC+3 · Local time

M62Wed Jul 11 21:00 UTC+3 · Local time

Play-off for third place

1

M63Sat Jul 14 17:00 UTC+3 · Local time

Final

1

M64Sun Jul 15 18:00 UTC+3 · Local time

Classic Matches

The highest-scoring matches of this edition, weighted towards finals, extra time, and shootouts.

8

🇫🇷France4

🇭🇷Croatia2

Lenin · Moscow

🇫🇷France4

🇦🇷Argentina3

Ak Bars Arena · Kazan

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England6

🇵🇦Panama1

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium · Nizhny Novgorod

🇧🇪Belgium5

🇹🇳Tunisia2

Otkrytiye Arena · Moscow

🇷🇺Russia2

🇭🇷Croatia2

Fisht Olympic Stadium · SochiAETPEN

🇵🇹Portugal3

Fisht Olympic Stadium · Sochi

🇧🇪Belgium3

Rostov Arena · Rostov-on-Don

🇷🇺Russia5

🇸🇦Saudi Arabia0

Lenin · Moscow

Participating Teams

Edition Record

Team	Coach	Top Clubs	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
🇫🇷France	Didier Deschamps	—	7	6	1	0	14	6	8
🇧🇪Belgium	Roberto Martínez Montoliú	—	7	6	0	1	16	6	10
🇭🇷Croatia	Zlatko Dalić	—	7	6	0	1	14	9	5
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England	Gareth Southgate	—	7	4	0	3	12	8	4
🇺🇾Uruguay	Oscar TABAREZ	—	5	4	0	1	7	3	4
🇧🇷Brazil	TITE	—	5	3	1	1	8	3	5
🇷🇺Russia	Stanislav Cherchesov	—	5	3	0	2	11	7	4
🇸🇪Sweden	Jan Olof Andersson	—	5	3	0	2	6	4	2
🇨🇴Colombia	Jose PEKERMAN	—	4	2	0	2	6	3	3
🇲🇽Mexico	Juan Carlos OSORIO	—	4	2	0	2	3	6	-3
🇪🇸Spain	Fernando HIERRO	—	4	1	2	1	7	6	1
🇩🇰Denmark	Age HAREIDE	—	4	1	2	1	3	2	1
🇵🇹Portugal	Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos	—	4	1	2	1	6	6	0
🇨🇭Switzerland	Vladimir PETKOVIC	—	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
🇸🇳Senegal	Aliou Cissé	—	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
🇮🇷Iran	Carlos QUEIROZ	—	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
🇯🇵Japan	Akira NISHINO	—	4	1	1	2	6	7	-1
🇦🇷Argentina	Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya	—	4	1	1	2	6	9	-3
🇰🇷South Korea	Tae-Yong Shin	—	3	1	0	2	3	3	0
🇵🇪Peru	Ricardo GARECA	—	3	1	0	2	2	2	0
🇳🇬Nigeria	Gernot ROHR	—	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1
🇩🇪Germany	Joachim LOEW	—	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2
🇷🇸Serbia	Mladen Krstajić	—	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2
🇹🇳Tunisia	Nabil MAALOUL	—	3	1	0	2	5	8	-3

Stadium Overview

Venue	Country	Matches	Goals	G/M	Finals	Capacity
Lenin · Moscow	Russia	7	18	2.57	1	—
Krestovsky Stadium · Saint Petersburg	Russia	7	14	2.00	0	64468
Fisht Olympic Stadium · Sochi	Russia	6	21	3.50	0	44287
Ak Bars Arena · Kazan	Russia	6	19	3.17	0	42873
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium · Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	6	19	3.17	0	43319
Samara Arena · Samara	Russia	6	11	1.83	0	41970
Otkrytiye Arena · Moscow	Russia	5	16	3.20	0	—
Rostov Arena · Rostov-on-Don	Russia	5	14	2.80	0	43472
Kaliningrad Stadium · Kaliningrad	Russia	4	10	2.50	0	33973
Central Stadium · Volgograd	Russia	4	9	2.25	0	43713
Ekaterinburg Arena · Yekaterinburg	Russia	4	9	2.25	0	33061
Mordovia Arena · Saransk	Russia	4	9	2.25	0	41685